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No. 284,303. Patented Sept. 4, 1883.

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ANTHONY ITTNER, OFS'I. 4IAIIIS, MISSOURI.`

LUBRICATOR.

To all whom-zit may concern.:

VBeit known that I, `ANCUHONY Ir'rNnR, a States, residing at St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, have invented a new and useful Improved Automatic Lubricator, of which the following is a specifii cation.`

ing safety and saving time,

oiling the various parts of machinery, and to' supply a continuous flow of oil from a stationary tank or cup automatically to the parts to be oiled, thereby assurlabor, and expense. It is specially applicable to thoseclasses of machines which have their parts exposed to dust and dirt, such as brick-machines and the like; also to machines wherein the movable parts are inaccessible by the ordinary oil cup i. or can while running,

or necessitating the stoppage of samelduring oiling up.

Of the drawings, Figure l is a part front elevation and part section of the oil tank or cup with my improvements shown. Fig. 2 shows the lubricator as applied to a machine.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughi i out the several views.

A is the oil tank or cup. This is held stationary on the frame of the machine or any other convenient place, as may be deemed best.`

B are flexible tubes or rubber hose. These are attached at one end tothe tank or cup A by the stiff tubes or couplings a, which are rigidin the bottom of the cup or tank, and extend up in the latter far enough so as to eX- sediment which may be con- The other end is attached tionary tank or cup automatically `to said part by virtue of the C in Fig. 2 are journals oiled by the lubricator. The heavy-black lines B represent the their flexibility allowing them to follow up the motions of the variousparts and to admit of their being turned and twisted in and j cup being higher than any i e part of the machinery which it is intended to oil. b is a cock which regulates the supply.

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tank or cupfull after the connection is made and that no stoppage of the machine is ree quired. The tankv or cup is filled from the i The object of myinvention is to overcome e i the difficulties in 1. IO

top, and a ne sieve or screen, a, prevents any thickened oil or sediments from entering the cupfor tank, and at the same time prevents any dirt or dust from falling into same.

a2 is a glass placed in the front or side of the tank or cup, and acts as a gage toshow the height of or amount of oil insame, and so I V i be abpve the parts which it is intended to oil. j

The rubber or llezxible hose may be of any sizeto suit the demand of oil to be supplied, and may be of any number, one, however, oiling only one part, unless the size of the journal may require more than one.

b are stoppers inserted into the rigid coupling-tubes ci when the hose is detached and no cock is provided. j

I am aware that tubes of copper sufficiently pliableto be bent to place have been used to convey lubricating substance from a reservoir tothe journals of rolls, `and that such metal tubes have sufficient pliability also to spring or bend to accommodate slight adjustments of the j ournal-boX. My invention is designed as an improvement upon such lubricating apparatus, and to be adapted to lubricate journals, pivots, knuckle-joints, and the likesuch i as found `in cranks, piston-rods, Sta-where large and varied movements of the journals or joints to be lubricated are necessary. My

invention is accordingly limited to the employment of such flexible tubes as will freely accommodate these larger movements of parts i to be lubricated, which copper tubes and the like are from their nature incapable of doing. Accordingly, j Y

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as an improvement in lubricating apparatus isfl, A iiexible tube or hose, B, in combination with an oil-cup, A, and attached to IOO e d o 254,303

same for leading oil to a movable journal of for the purpose of oiling a movable journal, C, 1o machinery, and to form an automatic lubrias set forth.

cator, as and for the purpose shown and de- In testimony of said invention I have herescribed. v 'unto set my hand.

5 2. In a lubricator the rubber or flexible p hos'e B, tank or cup having. glass a2, screen i ANTHONY ITTNER a, and the rigid coupling-tubes a, provided Witnesses: with a cock, b, or stopper b', all combined to CHAs. F. MEISNER, operate as herein shown and described, and D. MEISNER. 

